Ancient Roman Surgical Instruments, 2007
Scope and Contents
This online exhibit presents images and summaries of the known uses of each instrument. The extant comments of medical writers from antiquity–including Oribasius, Galen, Soranus, Aetius, and the Hippocratic corpus–have provided scholars with some clues about the use of some instruments. Some instruments, such as mixing instruments and tweezers, probably had other household uses, such as the application of cosmetics and paints.
Dates
- Creation: 2007
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
The exhibit records are open to research.
Full Extent
From the Series: 21 websites
Repository Details
Part of the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library Repository
Claude Moore Health Sciences Library
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